温馨夜读II PART1 9.Winners and Winners

 

[00:00.96]9.Winners and Winners

[00:06.29]As a high school coach, I did all I could to help my boys win their games. 

[00:11.63]I rooted as hard for victory as they did.

[00:14.89]A dramatic incident, however, following a game in which I officiated as a referee, 

[00:20.56]changed my perspective on victories and defeats. 

[00:23.83]I was refereeing¹ a league championship basketball game in New Rochelle, New York, between New Rochelle and Yonkers High.

[00:32.97]New Rochelle was coached by Dan O’Brien, Yonkers by Les Beck. 

[00:38.52]The gym was crowded to capacity, and the volume of noise made it impossible to hear. 

[00:44.51]The game was well played and closely contested. 

[00:48.11]Yonkers was leading by one point as I glanced at the clock and discovered there were but 30 seconds left to play.

[00:55.30]Yonkers, in possession of the ball, passed off—shot—missed. 

[01:01.07]New Rochelle recovered—pushed the ball up court—shot. 

[01:05.09]The ball rolled tantalizingly² around the rim³ and off. 

[01:09.23]The fans shrieked⁴.

[01:11.08]New Rochelle, the home team, recovered the ball, and tapped it in for what looked like victory. 

[01:16.53]The tumult⁵ was deafening⁶. 

[01:19.21]I glanced at the clock and saw that the game was over. 

[01:22.70]I hadn’t heard the final buzzer⁷ because of the noise. 

[01:26.18]I checked with the other official, but he could not help me.

[01:29.45]Still seeking help in this bedlam⁸, I approached the timekeeper, a young man of 17 or so. 

[01:35.87]He said, "Mr. Covino, the buzzer went off as the ball rolled off the rim, before the final tap-in was made."

[01:43.82]I was in the unenviable position of having to tell Coach O’Brien the sad news. 

[01:48.61]"Dan," I said, "time ran out before the final basket was tapped in. Yonkers won the game."

[01:55.69]His face clouded over. The young timekeeper came up. 

[02:00.38]He said, "I’m sorry, Dad. The time ran out before the final basket."

[02:04.64]Suddenly, like the sun coming out from behind a cloud, Coach O’Brien’s face lit up. 

[02:10.76]He said, "That’s okay, Joe. You did what you had to do. 

[02:15.03]I’m proud of you."

[02:16.45]Turning to me, he said, "Al, I want you to meet my son, Joe."

[02:21.05]The two of them then walked off the court together, the coach’s arm around his son’s shoulder.

1 refereeing   

[计]仲裁，审稿工作，稿件评审

参考例句：

• I've spent too much time in my career refereeing staff/line disputes. 办事人员和第一线人员常常发生争执，我为解决这种争执花费了许多时间。 来自辞典例句
• Unfair refereeing in yesterday's match made the news again. 昨天的比赛中又爆出了“黑哨”丑闻！ 来自互联网

2 tantalizingly   

adv.…得令人着急，…到令人着急的程度

参考例句：

• A band of caribou passed by, twenty and odd animals, tantalizingly within rifle range. 一群驯鹿走了过去，大约有二十多头，都呆在可望而不可即的来福枪的射程以内。 来自英汉文学 - 热爱生命
• She smiled at him tantalizingly. 她引诱性地对他笑着。 来自互联网

3 rim   

n.(圆物的)边，轮缘；边界

参考例句：

• The water was even with the rim of the basin.盆里的水与盆边平齐了。
• She looked at him over the rim of her glass.她的目光越过玻璃杯的边沿看着他。

4 shrieked   

v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She shrieked in fright. 她吓得尖叫起来。
• Li Mei-t'ing gave a shout, and Lu Tzu-hsiao shrieked, "Tell what? 李梅亭大声叫，陆子潇尖声叫：“告诉什么？ 来自汉英文学 - 围城

5 tumult   

n.喧哗；激动，混乱；吵闹

参考例句：

• The tumult in the streets awakened everyone in the house.街上的喧哗吵醒了屋子里的每一个人。
• His voice disappeared under growing tumult.他的声音消失在越来越响的喧哗声中。

6 deafening   

adj. 振耳欲聋的, 极喧闹的 动词deafen的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The noise of the siren was deafening her. 汽笛声震得她耳朵都快聋了。
• The noise of the machine was deafening. 机器的轰鸣声震耳欲聋。

7 buzzer   

n.蜂鸣器；汽笛

参考例句：

• The buzzer went off at eight o'clock.蜂鸣器在8点钟时响了。
• Press the buzzer when you want to talk.你想讲话的时候就按蜂鸣器。

8 bedlam   

n.混乱，骚乱；疯人院

参考例句：

• He is causing bedlam at the hotel.他正搅得旅馆鸡犬不宁。
• When the teacher was called away the classroom was a regular bedlam.当老师被叫走的时候，教室便喧闹不堪。